Full Description
Each One Teach One: Parental Involvement and Family Engagement in Jamaica's Education System is a collection of research studies and essays across multiple educational fields: leadership, psychology, special education, early childhood, literacy studies, mathematics and teacher education. The contributors to this collection provide empirical evidence on the state of parental involvement and family engagement in Jamaica. A team approach has been used in completing the various chapters in which graduate researchers collaborated with lecturers in their areas of specialization. The different voices and data from the participants along with relevant literature shape the dialogue on the importance of home and school collaboration in students' overall outcomes. Each One Teach One provides critical onto-epistemological frameworks grounded within the Jamaican context to examine the scope, prevalence, and effects of parental involvement and family engagement in schooling. The findings, implications and recommendations can guide policymakers in the formulation of strategies compatible with the needs of the schools, students and families and provide indispensable data on how to effectively work together to optimize students' success.
Contents
List of Figures vii
List of Tables viii
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction 1
Section 1
1 Towards a Framework of Parental Involvement and Family Engagement in Jamaica: A Systematic Review 11
2 Improving Parental Involvement for Students' Success: Outlining a Framework for a "Non-traditional" High School in Jamaica 33
3 A Conceptual Framework for Involving Parents in Improving Mathematics Learning Outcomes: Changing Mindsets, Conversations and Perceptions 56
Section 2
4 Parental Involvement and Academic Success at the Early Childhood Level 79
5 Exploring the Impact of Parental Involvement on the Education of Students: The Case of Students with Two Types of Disabilities 95
6 The Impact of Early Parental Involvement on Academic Outcome 116
Section 3
7 A Survey Design of the Rate of Parental Involvement and Reported Academic Performance of Grade 10 Students 143
8 An Investigation into the Scope and Prevalence of Parental Involvement at a Rural High School in Jamaica 169
9 School Violence in Jamaica: The Impact of Parental Involvement 201
Claudine Mighty and Therese Ferguson
Conclusion 226
List of Contributors 233
Index 236
